Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-27

Miss Jessie Hartman entertained a
number Of her friends last Monday
evening
For three days before this paper goes
to press it has rained continually till the
mud is deep and disagreeable.
We learn that John H. Stephenson of
Beaver township died on the 10Th in
slant. He was an old soldier.
j. C. Bogenrief has sold his restau-
rant on the north side to a stranger
whose name we have not learned.
The heavy cold rains we have been
having the past three or four days is
said to be death on the chineh bugs.
See the new advertisement Of Mrs. F.
HarwOod, Fashionable Dressmaker, in
this copy Of the HERALD.
Jacob Close, whose farm joins the
town, has 60 or 20 acres of corn that
he thinks viii 90 50 to 40 bushels to
the acre
Let eastern readers of the HERALD
take notice that for the past three
weeks we have had frequent and soak
ing rains
Have Alva A Pearson make your
abstract. He makes it a business, his
papers are always neat, as well as cor
rect, and charges reasonable. If.
The Phiuipsburg Public Schools open
September .. Prof T. j. Loar, the
principal, Of Springfield III. win prob
ably arrive today or tomorrow.
The entertainment given by Prof.
Graham at this place last Friday even
ing was fairly attended. The Profess
sor maintained his former good reputa-
ton as an eloeutionist
For the next 80 days goods will be
sold cheaper than ever at the Chicago
Fair to make room for our big fall
stock. Rosenberg & AIichalisky.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Fisher, the stone
mason, cut out of a solid rock in Phil
lipsburg, an animals tooth or a spur OF
some fowl, about i inches in length.
It was in an excellent state of preserva-
ton
+. Pace, residing three miles east of
Marvin, says lie will haye a little good
ccrn-not much. Mr.. Pace says the
chinch bugs did great deal more
damage to corn this year than dry
weather.
H. B. Abbott has just received q car
load of the celebrated LaBelle Wagons
which he proposes to sell very cheap,
at prices to suit the times. Call and
see him and get one of the best wagons
on wheels.
Where do you buy your wall paper,
your drugs, your cigars, your musical
instruments? If you do rot already
purchase at Harmon's, call IN and try
him for goods and prices. On the east
side of the square.
The Railroad shops are to be on the
Low and Crenshaw land north west of
town and a little distance northwest Of
the spot where the depot is to be. This
Information the HERALD gets from Mr..
Eugene Low and may be relied upon as
correct.
Attorney Geo. A. Spaulding has
been for q week trying to get a town
site located in Mound township on the
line Of the C. X. & n. The difficulty
seems to be to ges land that will suit
the company at a price satisfactory to
them.
In about nine months the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific company have
laid over 600 miles of track in Kansas
and Nebraska, and has nearly 1000
miles more under way. Its rapidly
pushing a line to Denver across The
northern part OF Kansas (knOwn as the
C X & N.)-Topeka Capital.
o. II. Goodsel, who resides six
miles north of town, left at this Office
last Saturday, samples of his growing
corn. While the ears are not large
they are sound and good. He has in
about twenty-five acres and he thinks it
will go 40 bushels to the acre. Mr..
Goodsen says that corn generally looks
well in his neighborhood.
On Monday, W N. Ferguson left at
this Office a stock of corn taken from
the field of j B. Ferguson, three miles
south east of town. The stalk is I'M
mense, and the large we'll developed
ears are over seven feet above the
ground. Mr.. Ferguson has sixty acres
that will average over forty bushels to
the acre.
Parties knowing themselves indebted
to Us viii confer a favor by settling
their accounts by cash or no.e by the
25th of August. We desire to CLOSE all
our old accounts before the commenc-
ment Of fall trade and we especially de-
sire to impress upon your mind that a
prompt settlement will greatly oblige.
Yours Truly,
HULING 5 ANDERSON.
Last Saturday, at the base ball
grounds Frank a. Dixon aud q man
named Britton, got into an alteration
when DiXson struck Britton Dixon
went before Squire Townsley, plead
/ guilty and was fined 3 and costs. Al
| forwards ne was arrested on q warrant
issued by q Kirwin Justice, but his at
I tOrney, G. A. Spaulding, caused his
/ release on a writ Of habeas corpus is